Online Class: Basic English Speaking Skills

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Course Description
This course on Basic English Speaking Skills is a combination of both vocabulary and language and includes picture illustrations, external resources, and netlinks to sound and video demonstrations that accompany many of the concepts studied and aid in the learning process.
Over 900 frequently used English vocabulary words are taught and each lesson is broken down to include basic English language concepts to promote proper sentence development. All material is supported by several examples and exercises.
Lesson 1: To Be: Present Tense
The purpose of this lesson will be to teach how to read/write sentences in present tense. It will also teach how to identify people by name, talk about ownership, common objects, and family relationships through various exercises.
Lesson 2: To Be: Present Tense: Negative Form
This lesson will review how to give/accept/decline invitations, talk about events and places to visit.
Lesson 3: Present Tense: Question Form
This lesson will review how to introduce people, talk about jobs, and about social relationships.
Lesson 4: To Be: Past Tense
This lesson will review how to start conversations.
Lesson 5: To Be: Past Tense Negative Form
This lesson will teach how to count, the numbers 1-10, and food & drink.
Lesson 6: To Be: Past Tense Question Form
This lesson will teach how to form questions, open questions, asking for clairification, and occupations.
Lesson 7: Exceptional Uses with the Verb to Be
This lesson will review topics such as asking the price, talking about travel, days and months, money, numbers 11-20, transportation
Lesson 8: Adjectives
This lesson will review food items, agreeing and disagreeing language, asking/giving opinions
Lesson 9: To Have: Present Tense
This lesson will review greetings/farewells, talking about health, parts of the body, common ailments
Lesson 10: To Have: Present Tense, Negative Form
This lesson will review addresses and locations, numbers over 20.
Lesson 11: To Have: Present Tense Question Form
This lesson will review buying goods, asking about health, and musical instruments.
Lesson 12: The Simple Present Tense
This lesson will review common places, colors, and ordinal numbers.
Lesson 13: The Simple Present Tense: Negative Form
This lesson will review using the telephone and basic telephone language.
Lesson 14: The Simple Present Tense: Question Form
This lesson will review personalities, talking about time, and making appointments.
Lesson 15: Possessive Prounouns
This lesson will review some articles of clothing, shoes, etc.
Each lesson will be broken down into these parts:
Vocabulary words
Vocabulary words
(practice exercise)
A grammar topic about how to speak English
(practice exercises)
- At the end of each lesson, there will be a number
of links that contain helpful audio and video demonstrations.
-Also at the end of each lesson will be a number of review quizzes.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: The Verb "To Be," Present Tense
Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: An Introduction
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz 1.1
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz 1.2
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz 1.4
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz 1.5
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz 1.6
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz 1.7
Assessment: Lesson 1 Quiz 1.8
Lesson 2: The Verb "To Be," Past Tense
Lesson 2 Video
Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz 2.1
Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz 2.2
Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz 2.3
Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz 2.4
Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz 2.6
Lesson 3: Adjectives
Lesson 3 Video
Assessment: Lesson 3 Quiz 3.1
Assessment: Lesson 3 Quiz 3.2
Assessment: Lesson 3 Quiz 3.4
Assessment: Lesson 3 Quiz 3.5
Assessment: Lesson 3 Quiz 3.6
Lesson 4: The Verb "To Have," Present Tense
Lesson 4 Video
Assessment: Lesson 4 Quiz 4.2
Assessment: Lesson 4 Quiz 4.4
Assessment: Lesson 4 Quiz 4.5
Assessment: Lesson 4 Quiz 4.7
Lesson 5: Simple Present Tense
Lesson 5 Video
Assessment: Lesson 5 Quiz 5.1
Assessment: Lesson 5 Quiz 5.2
Assessment: Lesson 5 Quiz 5.4
Assessment: Lesson 5 Quiz 5.5
Assessment: Lesson 5 Quiz 5.7
Lesson 6: Possessive Pronouns
Lesson 6 Video
Assessment: Lesson 6 Quiz 6.1
Assessment: Lesson 6 Quiz 6.2
Assessment: Lesson 6 Quiz 6.4
Lesson 7: Asking Questions
Lesson 7 Video
Assessment: Lesson 7 Quiz 7.4
Lesson 8: The Simple Past Tense
Lesson 8 Video
Assessment: Lesson 8 Quiz 8.1
Assessment: Lesson 8 Quiz 8.3
Assessment: Lesson 8 Quiz 8.5
Assessment: Lesson 8 Quiz 8.6
Lesson 9: Prepositions In and On
Lesson 9 Video
Assessment: Lesson 9 Quiz 9.1
Lesson 10: The Prepositions "At" and "To"
Lesson 10 Video
Assessment: Lesson 10 Quiz 10.1
Assessment: Lesson 10 Quiz 10.2
Assessment: Lesson 10 Quiz 10.3
Lesson 11: "There Is" and "There Are," Present Tense
Lesson 11 Video
Assessment: Lesson 11 Quiz 11.1
Assessment: Lesson 11 Quiz 11.2
Assessment: Lesson 11 Quiz 11.3
Assessment: Lesson 11 Quiz 11.4
Assessment: Lesson 11 Quiz 11.5
Lesson 12: "There Is" and "There Are," Past Tense
Lesson 12 Video
Assessment: Lesson 12 Quiz 12.1
Assessment: Lesson 12 Quiz 12.3
Assessment: Lesson 12 Quiz 12.4
Assessment: Lesson 12 Quiz 12.5
Lesson 13: The Prepositions "From" and "Of"
Lesson 13 Video
Assessment: Lesson 13 Quiz 13.1
Assessment: Lesson 13 Quiz 13.4
Lesson 14: The Verb "Will," Simple Future Tense
Lesson 14 Video
Assessment: Lesson 14 Quiz 14.3
Lesson 15: Nouns, Singular and Plural
Lesson 15 Video
Lesson 16: Vocabulary Review
Lesson 16 Video
Lesson discussions: Let us know what you think of this course; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
Assessment: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the proper usage of the verb "to be," present tense and past tense.
- Demonstrate proper use of adjectives.
- Demonstrate the proper usage of the verb "to have," present tense and past tense.
- Identify simple present tense.
- Identify possessive pronouns.
- Demonstrate asking questions.
- Recognize the simple past tense.
- Recognize prepositions in and on.
- Identify the prepositions "at" and "to".
- Demonstrate correct usage of "there is" and "there are," present tense and past tense
- Identify the prepositions "from" and "of".
- Recognize the verb "will," simple future tense.
- Demonstrate correct usage of nouns, singular and plural.
- Summarize basic vocabulary review.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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